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DEWA inaugured eight 132kV and two 400kV substations in 2025 · DEWA Podcasts

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  This press release highlights Diwa's continued
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  investment in strengthening Dubai's electricity
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  transmission infrastructure and preparing the
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  grid for future demand with high efficiency and
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  reliability. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayyar, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, said that Diwa guided by
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  the vision and directives of the WISE leadership,
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  continues to develop a sustainable infrastructure
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  that keeps pace with Dubai's comprehensive development
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  requirements while enhancing the grid's readiness
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  to accommodate the growing demand for electricity
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  according to the highest levels of efficiency
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  and reliability. He noted that Diwa commissioned
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  eight 132 KV substations and two 400 KV substations
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  in 2025. These are part of Diwa's development
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  plans to enhance the reliability and sustainability
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  of Dubai's electricity transmission network.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar added,
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  The total cost of electricity transmission network
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  projects currently under construction exceeds
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  AED 8 .5 billion. These include 52 new 132 KV
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  substations, 223 km of 132 kV underground transmission
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  cables, two 400 kV substations, and 130 km of
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  400 kV overhead transmission lines, all scheduled
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  for completion by 2028. The total number of Diwa
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  substations across Dubai reached 394 by the end
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  of 2025. This includes 27 ,400 kV substations,
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  and 367 132 KV substations. He reaffirmed Diwa's
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  commitment to upholding global best practice
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  in the planning and execution of transmission
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  networks. Hussein Luta, Executive Vice President
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  of Transmission Power at Diwa, further explained
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  that electricity transmission projects in 2025
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  included the extension of 250 kilometers of underground
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  cables and overhead transmission lines, at a
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  total cost exceeding AED 1 .35 billion across
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  Warsan 4, Al -Yelayas 5, Hatta, Sai Shuaib 3,
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  Al -Hebia 5, and Jebel Ali 1. He also noted that
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  Diwa started implementing five projects to construct
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  major 132 KV transmission substations to supply
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  new Emirati housing areas, including Latifa City,
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  Al -Awir 1, and Al -Qawanij second, at a total
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  cost of approximately AED 560 million. Overall,
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  the announcement reflects Diwa's clear focus
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  on expanding capacity, improving transmission
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  reliability, and supporting Dubai's long -term
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  development through major electricity infrastructure
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  projects.